@Dr-Sassi Thanks. I got it. And now I understand what you mean. It would be a good idea to have layer support for instances.
You can remove the file now.

@Dr-Sassi thanks. I wil build it up in another way.
And sent a request to Support to add layer support for instances.

Where can I download the C.O.F.F.E.E. Filter plugin?

@Dr-Sassi Hi. Here is a test file to explain.
I have to fill a shop with dozens of shelves and it would be nice to toggle the products on and off.
Try to toggle on and off the "bottles and stuff" layer and see what happens.

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/nr4rodcltc5euy4mtxvb4/test.c4d?rlkey=ln3cyj09j54oob7qs0qubayn6&dl=0

How can I use layers with instances.
I have a Group which consists of several objects on several layers.
When I switch of layer 1 of object 1 the object becomes invisible.
But when I make an instance of this Group, layer 1 becomes visible again.
How can I solve this?

@Dr-Sassi

I found out I had the N~Q (Viewport, Options> Options> Materials) turned on in the render viewport and turned off in the current work viewport.
So problem was all on my side.

@Dr-Sassi Thanks. That Overwrite Material effect is a great option.
For now I just made a screen recording, another option

How can I render my viewport without textures?
I am testing a quick animation with the Viewport Renderer but all textures are visible.

@Dr-Sassi Done. Shared the Idea

Is it possible to set the default material projection to Cubic in stead of UVW Mapping and the Projection Display to Grid in stead of Simple when dropping materials to a polygon or primitive?

@Dr-Sassi Thanks. I did it by hand, the old way.
Just opened the two versions side by side.

Only one thing doesn't work out. My old shortcuts don't load.
I copied them from the R2025 prefs folder but aren't visible in R2026.

How can I quickly migrate all my R2025 settings and preferences to R2026

My standard import settings change randomly from Redshift to Standard/Physical.
How can I set it to Redshift as standard?

@Dr-Sassi I adjusted the light intensity of the area light in the file in my first post. That’s all.

@Dr-Sassi Found a solution. I set the intensity to 1 instead of 18. That did the job.

@Dr-Sassi Isn't it possible to use an area light with this one?
I would like to use a mesh as area light so I have more control over volume light etc.

I have a wave of Area light which I want to animate.
I used it on a cloner with a Formula Field.
It looks great in the viewport but when I render the animation I don't see what I wanted to achieve.
gradient.c4d

I tried a water bump texture loop and it renders great exept the viewport render that doesn't show the animated texture.
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/drlef1meejovoazonbty4/water.zip?rlkey=vohg57j5af8awin8obuken0w2&st=mv7qw51n&dl=0

@Dr-Sassi Also the texture in this file is empty.

@Dr-Sassi Sorry but the texture is empty.